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| St. John's Red Storm | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 17-16 | November 08, 2013, 07:00 | Sanford Pentagon | 23-12 |
The St. John's Red Storm will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Badgers in Wisconsin at Sanford Pentagon on Friday in college basketball action.
The Red Storm will try to spoil to the party on Friday; they are 14-14 ATS against the number this season, while the Badgers are 14-19 ATS. St. John's is 11-15-1 on the totals; Wisconsin is 14-17.
View St. John's Red Storm vs Wisconsin Badgers Odds and Stats.
The visitors opened as 5.5-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark, including Sportsbook. The total was set to open a bit later (check out Sportsbook for the latest situation(.
The Badgers sit at No. 40 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Red Storm sit at No. 293 on the same chart.
St. John's was a 68-50 loser in its last match on the road against Virginia. They failed to cover the 10-point spread as underdogs. Phil Greene IV scored 18 points in a futile effort to lead the Red Storm to a win (they lost 68-50 to Virginia at John Paul Jones Arena on Sunday).
Wisconsin was a 57-46 loser in their most recent outing at home against Mississippi. They failed to cover the 6-point spread as favorites. The Badgers endured a 57-46 loss at the hands of the Rebels on Friday, despite a 14-point effort from Sam Dekker at Sprint Center.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits Wisconsin's No. 174-ranked offense, averaging 64.97 PPG, against a Red Storm defense that ranks No. 124 at 66.15 PPG. The Badgers field goal percentage has averaged 42.01% so far, more than the Red Storm marksmen have achieved on the year, 41.48% per game.
A few Red Storm at Badgers trends to consider:
St. John's is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. John's's last 5 games on the road
St. John's is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. John's's last 7 games
Wisconsin is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Wisconsin is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Wisconsin's last 7 games at home
Wisconsin is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Next up:
St. John's home to Wagner, Friday, November 15th
Wisconsin at Florida, Tuesday, November 12th
